Manchester derby thriller tipped

Cape Town - In-form Manchester City, coming off 5-1 and 6-1 English Premiership wins, will find the going tougher at arch-rivals United on Sunday.

That seems fairly obvious, but the Sport24 tipsters are also divided over the outcome, three backing a Red Devils victory, three a draw ... and a lone vote for a City grab of all three points.

Each round of the 2015/16 Premiership season, a panel of our staff has a crack at predicting the results – do the exercise yourself, if you like, and see how you compare afterwards.

Compiled by Rob Houwing (Newcastle-partial), the others are Garrin Lambley (Everton), Herman Mostert (Chelsea), and a quartet of Manchester United devotees in Tashreeq Vardien, Wade Pretorius, Lloyd Burnard and Maano Nekhavhambe.

Three points are awarded for an entirely correct scoreline, and one for right result.

OUR FORECASTS:

ASTON VILLA v SWANSEA
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 1-1
Wade: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-1
Maano: 1-0
Last season: 0-1     

LEICESTER v CRYSTAL PALACE
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 2-2
Wade: 2-1
Tashreeq: 2-3
Lloyd: 2-1
Maano: 1-0
Last season: 0-1                                

NORWICH v WEST BROM
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 0-0
Garrin: 1-2
Herman: 1-1
Wade: 1-1
Tashreeq: 1-3
Lloyd: 1-2
Maano: 1-2
Last season: Not applicable                   

STOKE v WATFORD
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-0
Herman: 2-1
Wade: 2-0
Tashreeq: 2-1
Lloyd: 1-0
Maano: 1-0
Last season: Not applicable                         

WEST HAM v CHELSEA
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 0-1
Herman: 1-2
Wade: 1-2
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-3
Maano: 0-1
Last season: 0-1                        

ARSENAL v EVERTON
Saturday, 16:00

Rob: 1-0
Garrin: 2-0
Herman: 2-1
Wade: 2-1
Tashreeq: 1-1
Lloyd: 3-0
Maano: 1-1
Last season: 2-0                             

SUNDERLAND v NEWCASTLE
Sunday, 14:00

Rob: 1-1
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 2-1
Wade: 1-0
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 1-2
Maano: 0-1
Last season: 1-0         

BOURNEMOUTH v TOTTENHAM
Sunday, 16:05

Rob: 0-2
Garrin: 0-2
Herman: 1-2
Wade: 0-1
Tashreeq: 1-2
Lloyd: 0-2
Maano: 0-1
Last season: Not applicable    

MANCHESTER UNITED v MANCHESTER CITY
Sunday, 16:05

Rob: 1-2
Garrin: 1-1
Herman: 1-1
Wade: 3-2
Tashreeq: 2-2
Lloyd: 2-1
Maano: 1-0
Last season: 4-2  

LIVERPOOL v SOUTHAMPTON
Sunday, 18:15

Rob: 2-1
Garrin: 2-1
Herman: 2-1
Wade: 1-0
Tashreeq: 1-0
Lloyd: 2-0
Maano: 2-1
Last season: 2-1

LEADERBOARD:

68 - Wade (8 points in last round)
65 - Tashreeq (7)
61 - Garrin (8)
60 - Rob (11) & Lloyd (8)
51 - Herman (4)
49 - Maano (7)